Huntington Officials See Progress in Opioid Fight

On this West Virginia Morning, established in November 2014, the Mayor’s Office of Drug Control Policy in Huntington has been paddling upstream, trying to make a dent in the on-going fight against drug addiction in the city. City officials hope a new, two-year strategic plan can continue to help them make a dent in the problem.

We also hear one more chapter in Mark Combs and Cameron Elias Williams’ Struggle to Stay story, for the time being.

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Huntington's police chief says homicide investigations by the city's police department in West Virginia's second-largest city rose fourfold to 12 in 2016 compared to the year before.

Police Chief Joe Ciccarelli tells The Herald-Dispatch that seven of the investigations involved drugs. The others involved a domestic dispute, a bar fight, a home attack, a street attack and child abuse.

Last September Mark Combs and Cameron Elias Williams set out for California hoping to develop careers in the arts and entertainment industry. But once they reached Denver they found it difficult to get their lives financially under control. They also fought loneliness.

“It's been, it's been kinda tough to be honest. I didn't think I would miss people back home this much,” Mark recorded after a lonely Thanksgiving in Denver.